By Vicky Wedig Staff writer An Aurora doctor who practiced at the Burlington facility for 18 years confirmed Tuesday she was asked to leave her practice abruptly March 6. “I had to just leave during my office hours,” said Katarzyna Zaremba, who practiced internal medicine at the Aurora Burlington Clinic. […]

By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor As the reports of his death at the hands of a drunken driver began to circulate over the weekend on Facebook, Aaron Davis, 31 and a 2001 Burlington High School graduate, drew praise from many. “Great young man,” wrote Tim Gesteland, a BHS science teacher. “This […]

By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor For some people, simply waking up and facing the day every day is enough. David Naber, a long-time volunteer for Love Inc. in Burlington, was that kind of person. “I think our friend Big Dave was pretty important,” said Dena Corey, the director of services at […]

In last week’s only contested City of Burlington race, newcomer Bob Grandi edged out incumbent Peter Hintz, 245 votes to 186. In District 1, where John Ekes ran as a registered write-in to fill the spot left vacant by Bob Prailes, 44 write-in votes were cast. If, as presumed, the […]

By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor The next Village of Shorewood police chief could be Burlington’s own. Outgoing Shorewood Police Chief David Banaszynski confirmed Tuesday morning that a conditional offer had been extended to City of Burlington Police Chief Peter Nimmer. “Once all medical tests and a contract are worked out, Chief […]

  By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor The next step in preparation for construction of a new Aurora Health Care facility in Burlington was scheduled to be discussed Wednesday night at the City of Burlington Common Council Committee of the Whole meeting. The meeting was postponed a day due to Tuesday’s election. […]

By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor The Rev. Kirk Lahmann has done maple syrup before. At his home – about a block away from his church, St. John’s Lutheran, Burlington – he tapped his three maple trees at home for sap, which he turned into syrup. “Last year, I had five taps […]

A Badger High School art teacher charged with sexually assaulting a student is scheduled to appear in court April 28. Donald R. Hammon, 50, was charged March 25 in Walworth County Circuit Court with two counts of sexual assault of a student by school staff. According to the criminal complaint, […]

The race for the Burlington Area School District School Board may be going to recount. Adding in the Walworth County results, Kevin Bird appeared to have the most votes with 1,942, followed by Phil Ketterhagen with 1,851 votes and Barry Schmaling with 1,836. With two spots available, Ketterhagen appears to […]